Bottle-stopper.



I L. F. SEAMES.

BOTTLE STOPPER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1913.

Patented July 14, 1914.

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LOUIS F. sE ns, or BUFFALO, New YORK.

:BoTTL-n-sToPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. May 6, 1913. Serial No. 765,757.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LOUIS F. SnAMns, a

which is designed to permit a liquid to be readily poured out of thebottle but to' prevent or render diflicult the introduction of anyliquid into the bottle through the neck thereof.

The object of this invention is to provide a bottle stopper of thischaracter which can be producedat comparatively low cost. which can bereadily applied to bottles of standard construction, and which'willoperate effectively to permit the discharge of liquid from the bottlebut prevent the admission of liquid into the bottle-through the neckthereof while the stopper is in the neck.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical section of a bottleequipped with my improved stoppen Fig. 2 is a horizontal sect-ion takenin line 2-2, Fig. 1, looking downwardly. Fig. 3 is" a horizontal sectiontaken in line 3- 3, looking upwardly.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views. I

The bottle shown in the drawings, as an example; for the application ofmy invention comprises theusual. enlarged'body l and a neck 2 arrangedat the top of thebody and provided at its upper end with an externalcollar or enlargement 3 forming a downwardly facing shoulder on theneck. Within the central part of the neck is arranged the outer shell ofthe bottle stopper which comprises a cylindrical or substantiallycylindrical or annular body 4 which fits with its periphery against thebore of the neck of the bottle. At its upper end the body of the outershell is provided with a horizontal head 5 having a central liquiddischarge or opening passage 6. At its lower end the outer shell isprovided with a head 7 having a central opening or liquid passageway 8and a valve seat 9 around the upper edge of said opening.

Within the outer shell'is arranged an inner shell comprising a body 22which is rated from the body of the outershell so as to form an"intervening annular space between the same.

At its upper end the inner shell body is provided with animperforate-head 10 which is separated from the upper head of theoutershell by an intervening space or'passageway. At its lower. edgethe'body of the inner shell is tliickenecl as shown at 11 and the'periphery of this thickened portion bears against the bore of theouter'shell body and also. bears at its lower end against the lowerhead. Between said thickened portion and the upper head of the innershell its body is provided with an annular row of openings 12. lVithinthe inn-er shell. is arranged a valve 13, preferably of spherical form,which is adapted to move toward and from. the seat of the lower head forthe purpose of closing or opening the pas-- sageway 8. 7

The inner and outer shells, the lower head and the valve are allpreferably constructed of porcelain, glass or other vitreous material soas to avoid any deleterious effect upon the liquids which may passthrough "the stopperand conie'in contact with the parts thereof. In thepreferred mannerof head is molded in another piece and the inner shellbody together with its upper head and lower enlargment are molded in thethird piece.

Patented July 14, 1914.-

Upon assembling these parts so that the enlargement of the inner shell.

engages with the bore of the body of the outer shell, the lower headengages with the bore of the body of the-outer shell, and the lower endof the inner shell, and the ball valve is confined within the innershell. These parts are all heated together at a sufliciently hightemperature to vitrify the same and cause the several parts exceptingthe ball valve to become united by fusion into one common mass. Ifdesired, however, the several elements which go to make up the inner andouter shells of the stopper may be otherwise formed and assembled. Afterthis stopper has been thus completed the of substantially cylindricalform and separendered tight by constructing the bore of the neck ofslightly inward tapering form,

as shown in Fig. 1, so that the outershell whichis of correspondingtapering form in the neck of the bottle a filling 14, preferablyconstructed of cork, iS inserted in the pper end of the neck until itengages with the top, of theouter shell and. is then cut off flush with.the' upper end of the neck. This filling may also be secured. in theneck of the bottle by cement. of any suitable char: acter and the sameisprovided centrally withanopening or passageway 15 which 3 registers withthe opening in the upper headof the'outershell. Fitting over the upperend of theneck and the filling is a cap which comprisesfa'n annularbodyl6 surrounding the collar of the neck, an inwardly turned annular flange17 arranged at the lower edge of the body 16 and engaging with theshoulder at -the lower'end of the collar, a

.horiz'ontal top 18 connected with the upper edge of the body 16 andbearing against the upper edge ofthe neck and the filling nd having acentral opening 19 in line with the opening of the filling, and adependingannular flange 20 arranged onv the top 18. around the edge ofits central opening and engaging withthe bore ofthe openingyin. thefilling. This cap not only produces afini'shed appearance of thelbottleat the-upper end of its neck, but the same op erates additionallytoconfine the stopper in theneck and. also provides means whereby 1 anadvertisement or the name of the manufacturer of the contents of thebottle may be displayed on the same. Normally the opening 19 in the capisclosed a pliigfzl, particularly while shlpplng the goods.

During the operation. of pouring the liquid from. the bottle afterremoving the plug, the ball valve rolls forwardly away from its seat to:the upper, end of the inner shell,

' thereby permitting the liquid contents Oftllei bottle to flow throughthe opening 8 in the i lower head and into the inner shell, thencethrough the openings in the latter into the outer shell and" thencethrough the openings in the head of the outer shell, the filler and 'thecap and into the receptacle intended to receive the same. Upon againplacing the bottle upright the ball valve automatically .IClOSeS theopening of the lower head inwhich position the same cannot be reached bya wire or similar instrumentwi-th a view Zof tampering with the bottleand again filliing the same illicitly owing to the inner ;shell forminga bafile for-this purpose and jproducing together with the outer shell aItortuous'passagefor the liquid from the in" terior to theeXterior ofthe bottle,

Thisbottle stopper hascomparatlvely few parts, all of: which are'of-simple construction andtherefore permits of producingthesame at acost which i s'not prohibitive and enables; the same to be used onbottles containing goods which are sold at a reasonable price;Furthermore, this bottle stopper :does' not "require any striking.departure {from the form of the bottle now in common use nor does itnecessitate a material change @in the moldsor' machinery usuallyemployed lfor making such bottles. 3 I claim as my invention 1 Thecombination. of a bottle having a tneck and an external collar atitsupper end, ?a stopper body arranged within "the neck;

and having ajcentral passage, a, cap having a body surrounding saidcollar and top {extending across themouth of the neck and provided w th;a central open ng, and a tubular filling arranged in" the neck andengaging its. upper end with the underside of the top and its lower endwith -theupperend, of said stopper body and providedwith an, axialopening in line with the openings of said top and stopper, body.

Witness my hand' this 2nd day of May,

1913." W a -LOUIS FQ SEAMES.-

' WitnessesL 1 I i ;E. M. GRAHAM,

' Trrno. Porr,

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Washington, D. 0;

